EP0207385A2 - Appareil pour appliquer un joint à l'intérieur de fermetures comportant un évidement comme des couvercles à pas de vis et des capsules-couronnes - Google Patents

Appareil pour appliquer un joint à l'intérieur de fermetures comportant un évidement comme des couvercles à pas de vis et des capsules-couronnes Download PDF

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EP0207385A2
EP0207385A2 EP86108380A EP86108380A EP0207385A2 EP 0207385 A2 EP0207385 A2 EP 0207385A2 EP 86108380 A EP86108380 A EP 86108380A EP 86108380 A EP86108380 A EP 86108380A EP 0207385 A2 EP0207385 A2 EP 0207385A2
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  • This invention relates to an apparatus for the application of a gasket inside closures comprising a cup, such as screw-on and crown caps.
  • the technical task of this invention is to propose an apparatus by which the inconveniences of the known technologies are substantially reduced.
  • an apparatus which is characterized by the fact that it includes a batching carousel of plastic material bearing, on a horizontal plan, a plurality of shuttles, peripherically distributed around it and, on the upper part of it, provided with a recess, elements to take and leave batches of plastic material taken' from an extruder inside the recesses, a first star for transferring the shuttles from such batching carousel to a forming carousel where the batches of plastic material are pressed to form round gaskets, a second star for transferring the shuttles having the molded gaskets to an inserting carousel for moving the molded gaskets into the cups; the carousel includes conveyance elements of the cups along a way over the shuttles and taking elements to remove the gaskets upstream of such conveyance and leaving elements of the same along said way; a third star for transferring the evacuated shuttles from the inserting carousel to the batching carousel and moving away elements for the cups containing
  • Fig. 1 is the bed or base of the apparatus on which there are assembled the extruder 2 supplying the plastic material for the gasket or liner molding and three carousels or turrets 3,4,5 placed according to the vertices of an equilateral triangle and the three of them revolving in a clockwise direction A.
  • transfer star wheels 6,7,8 there are interposed three devices or transfer star wheels 6,7,8 all of them revolving in direction B and tangential to the carousels themselves.
  • the star wheel 9 that moves away complete closures also revolves in direction B.
  • the transfer carousels and stars are peripherically provided with semicircular seats equidistant tangentially in which round element shuttles or individual molds 10 are inserted.
  • the shuttles 10 give rise to a closed train ring shaped proceeding zigzag alternatively in directions A and B following a trajectory that is clover shaped.
  • the apparatus works in the following way.
  • carousel 3 the softened plastic material supplied by the extruder 2 is deposited in small batches or pellets 12 in the hollows 11 of the shuttles 10.
  • the star 6 provides to transfer the shuttles 10 to the forming carousel 4 where the batches, due to the action of suitable punches , are squeezed to take the shape of the hollow 11 thus giving rise to round gaskets 13.
  • the squeezing of the batches is effected on a rotating angle of about 60° included between radius C and D where C is the radius joining the rotation center of carousel 4 with the tangent point of the carousel 4 with star 6.
  • the deposit of the gaskets inside the cups 14 is completed after a rotation of about 165 0 starting from the angular position E, in line with radius G.
  • the lined closures 15 that is cups 14 containing gaskets 13
  • the moving away star 9 is transferred to the moving away star 9 and then guided to the collecting point.
  • carousel 3 includes a horizontal and stationary plate 16 which is supported by means of a spacer ring 17, by a coupling 18 which rises from a bed or base 1 to which it is integrally attached.
  • a vertical shaft 19 is revolvingly supported in coupling 18; to this shaft a cylindrical body 20 is rotatingly integrally attached.
  • Shaft 19 receives motion from a motor assembly placed in bed 1 and not described here because it is completely traditional and unrelated to this invention.
  • a plate 21 is lowerly centered to body 20 and fixed coaxially to shaft 19; this plate provides along the periphery a plurality of recesses or semicylindrical seats 22 equidistant and opened towards the outside of, the plate 21 giving it the aspect of a cogwheel.
  • seats 22 the shuttles 10 find room, externally, resting against edge 23 thus guiding them along a circular way.
  • Such elements include a cylindrical element 25 axially pierced which, in the lower part, is provided with a sort of spoon 26 turned in the rotating direction A of carousel 3.
  • the spoon 26 is obtained by cutting, on a longitudinal plan, a reduced tubular part of cylinder 25 so that the spoon takes the shape of a hollow semicylinder.
  • a small pipe 27 whose lower end is opened and stretches into spoon 25 while the upper end is in communication by means of a connection 28 with a hole 29 made inside a guide 30.
  • Guide 30 is placed within a seat 31 of the cylindrical element 25 in order to slide parallel to the rotation axis of the carousel.
  • the cylindrical element 25 is prevented from rotating in seat 24 by means of key 32 sliding in a slot 33 of body 20.
  • the cylindrical element 25 is vertically operated by a cam 34 in which there is a pin 35 cantilevered assembled on its top.
  • the small pipe 27 is operated, with respect to the cylindrical element 25, by means of a further cam 36 where there is inserted a pin 37 and supported at the top of the guide 30.
  • the cams 34 and 36 are annular shaped on the external surface of a drum 38 that is stationary with respect to the carousel and installed coaxially on the shaft 19 over body 20.
  • Hole 29, made in guide 30, is designed to be set selectively in communication with the first radial duct 39 and with a second radial duct 40 in body 20 and opening towards the outside of body 20.
  • the ducts 39 and 40 are joinable respectively by a sucking or vacuum source and a blower or air pressure source. To this purpose the ducts 39 and 40 exit on the upper face of body 20 and are controlled by a ring 41 set in the drum 38 with the interposition of sealing rings.
  • ring 41 set in the drum 38 with the interposition of sealing rings.
  • relevant pipes 42 for the connection with the vacuum and air pressure sources. Only one is shown in the drawing.
  • the transfer star 6 includes a plate 45 coplanar with plate 21 keyed at the top of a shaft 46 revolvingly supported vertically in bed 1 and kinematically joined with shaft 19 so that plates 45 and 21 have the same tangential speed.
  • semicircular seats 47 which together with an edge or guide 48 direct the shuttles received by carousel 3 to carousel 4.
  • Carousel 4 (see figure 3) includes a coupling 49 installed in bed or base 1 in which it revolvingly supports shaft 50 operated by the same motor assembly which operates shaft 19.
  • a drum 52 which in the lower part, is placed over coupling 49 and is externally provided with two circular collars 53,54.
  • Collar 53 has the upper face coplanar with the surface of plate 16 and, on it, there is fixed a crown or plate 55 having semicircular equidistant seats 56 for the housing of the shuttles 10 coming from the transfer star 6. At least for an initial section starting from the angular position marked with radius C, around crown 55 an edge 57 is provided which holds the shuttles in the relevant seats 56.
  • holes 58-59 which are in line vertically with seats 56.
  • a tang or lifter assembly 60 is slidably guided vertically and prevented from revolving by a key 61 inserted in a slot axial to hole 59.
  • a pin 62 At the far bottom of tang 60 there is mounted a pin 62 having its rotation axis radial with reference to shaft 50. Pin 62 rolls on an annular cam 63 which is fixed on bed 1 with the interposition of a spacer bearing 64.
  • the upper end of tang 60 is provided with a coaxial shank 65 having a smaller diameter making a bearing shoulder for a spring 66.
  • Spring 66 operates on a bushing 67 placed over shank 65 and held by a pin 68 which extends through the diameter of the shank.
  • a pin 68 On top of bushing 67 there is provided a recess for the housing of a magnet 67a for the holding of shuttles 10.
  • the opposite ends of pin 68 are inserted in slots 69 of bushing 67 which slots are axially extended in order to allow the bushing 67 to slide on the shank 65 against the transmission action made by spring 66.
  • Cam 63 is made in such a way that the top of the bushing 67 is coplanar with the upper face of plate 16 along the arc between the angular position C and D in order to receive the shuttles from star 6 then project from the same face along the arc between the angular position D and the angular position marked with radius H and then lower again on the coplanar height with plate 16 before reaching the tangent point with transfer star 7.
  • Each punch 71 includes a tubular part 72 and a hollow head 73.
  • the tubular part 72 is inserted sealingly in a connector 74 housed in a cylindrical seat 75 coaxial to the relevant hole 58.
  • a small pipe 76 which ends in the hollow head 73.
  • the small pipe 76 is connected with a duct 77 of the flange 70 through which it is lead to the hollow head 73 a heating fluid or a coolant whose return comes through the hollow space between the small pipe itself and the tubular part 72 and a second duct 78 of flange 70.
  • a ring 79 On head 73, a ring 79 is guided and it is provided, on one side, with an internal projection that is seated on top of head 73. Ring 79 has a length such as to project below the lower edge of head 73 and an outside diameter equal to the one of shuttles 10. Between ring 79 and flange 70 a spring 80 is interposed keeping the ring pushed downwards.
  • transfer star 7 which is completely the same as transfer star 6.
  • this one includes a plate 81 coplanar with plate 16 and provided with semicircular seats 82 distributed along the periphery.
  • Plate 81 is revolvingly integral to a shaft 83 and all around it along the section stretching from carousel 4 to carousel 5 in direction B there is provided an edge or guide 84 that is concentric and which keeps the shuttles in seats 82 up to their introduction into carousel 5 where gaskets are introduced into cups or closures 14.
  • Carousel 5 (see Figure 4) is composed of a coupling 85 installed on bed 1 and acting as a revolving support for a vertical shaft 86 operated by the same motor elements which power also shafts 19,46,50, and 83.
  • Guide 89 stretches from an angular position I (see Figure 1) of carousel 5 where in line with it the cups 14 are fed which are going to receive the gaskets up to the tangent point with the moving away star 9 which coincides with radius K.
  • a channel 90 open towards the inside and closed downwards by a circular disk 91.
  • Disk 91 is centered and resting on a shoulder 92 of shaft 86 together with a drum 93 standing above.
  • Disk 91 and drum 93 are rotatingly coupled to shaft 86 by means of a ring nut and counter ring nut 94 screwed on a threaded part of shaft 86.
  • the upper face of disk 91 and guide 89 are respectively coplanar with the upper face of plate 16, and with the surface of the conveyor 95 for feeding cups 14.
  • disk 91 To disk 91 are rotatingly fixed two plates 96,97 placed one on top of the other which are provided with peripherally equidistant and opposite semicircular seats 98,99.
  • Plate 96 has its lower surface coplanar with the upper surface of guide 89.
  • Seats 98,99 are in vertical line and around them there is provided concentrically an edge 100 fixed on guide 89 and a wall 101 of the channel 90 for respectively guiding shuttles 10 and cups 14 during the revolving of the carousel.
  • Further studs 102 are placed along the angular part included between the radius E and I and support an edge of guide 103 whose internal wall lies in the same cylindrical plane as wall 101.
  • holes 104 where the taking elements marked on the whole with 105 are guided and each of them is composed of a tube 106 sliding in a relevant hole 104 and of a shank or rod 107 sliding inside tube 106.
  • cantilevered idle pins 108,109 inserted in cams 110,111 which are annular shaped in a cylindrical body 112 that is stationary with reference to the carousel in which shaft 86 is revolvingly supported with the interposition of revolving bearings 113,114.
  • the lower end of tube 106 is provided with a bushing 125 which wraps around bell 118.
  • Bell 118 and bushing 125 have such a diameter that when the taking element 105 is completely lowered, they rest respectively on the gasket 13 and on the edge of the shuttled 10 surrounding the hollow 11.
  • the moving away star 9 includes a plate 126 installed on top of a shaft 127 and lying at the same height as plate 96. Along the periphery, plate 126 is provided with semicircular recesses 128 which in cooperation with an edge 129 concentric to shaft 127 guide the closures 15 towards the moving away conveyor 130. A hopper 131 is provided where possible defective closures are unloaded.
  • star 8 includes a plate 132 tangent to both carousel 5 and 3 and provided with peripheral semicircular seats 133. Plate 132 is integrally fixed to shaft 134 which lies at the height of plate 97 for receiving from that plate the shuttles 10 and to transfer them again to carousel 3 in cooperation with edge 135.
  • each of the single carousels 3,4,5 work is as follows.
  • the cylindrical elements 25 are operated in sequence through cam 34, between a lifted position and a lowered one.
  • the lifted position on the right of Figure 2 in correspondence with position marked with L on Figure 1 the cylindrical elements 25 pass over the nozzle 43 and pick up, by means of spoon 26 a batch or pellet 12 of plastic material ejected in the meantime from the orifice 44 of extruder 2.
  • the small pipe 27 relevant to the spoon which makes the taking is lifted with reference to the spoon itself and is in communication through the relevant duct 39 with the pneumatic sucking or vacuum means. Spoon 26 is then depressed thus allowing the downward movement of it along with the taken batch of plastic material.
  • the shuttles 10 that are provided with batch 12, are tangentially introduced into seats 56 of carousel 4 by means of star 6.
  • the shuttles are lifted by bushing 67 and brought peripherally in contact with ring 79 which together with hollow head 73 closes the hollow 11 in the upper part of the shuttles.
  • the further lifting of the shuttles causes the squeezing of batch 12 which, in spreading, occupies all of the hollow 11 taking the shape and giving rise to a round gasket or liner 13.
  • bushing 67 is again lowered thus allowing the shuttles to enter again the seats 56 and then to pass into star 7 and to be transferred into the final carousel 5 where they are inserted in seats or recesses 99.
  • the taking elements or lifter assemblies 105 are lowered on the shuttles by cams 110, 111. More precisely, the lowering of elements 105 is controlled in such a way that in correspondence with the angular position E that the bush 125 is resting in the periphery of the relevant shuttle and the bell 118 on gasket 13. Thereafter, the vacuum is created in hollow 119, causing the adhesion of gasket 13 to bell 118. In order to avoid the gasket entering the hollow 120 due to the sucking effect the lower closing of the bell can be provided with a pierced disk which allows application of the vacuum to the gaskets. The evacuation of bell 118 is operated in connecting the hollow 119 with the vacuum elements 120-122.
  • the apparatus can be provided with sensors suitable to check possible gaskets imperfections and to operate the rejection of defective closures into the unloading hopper 131.
  • the hollows 11 of shuttles 10 have peripheral walls converging upwards, for a more effective retention of the gasket that could become curly, due to internal tensions.
  • one may manufacture, in accordance with the invention, an apparatus wherein a third star wheel is provided to recycle empty individual mold means from the third rotary turret to the first rotary turret.
  • the invention permits one to obtain an apparatus including means for delivering closures to the third rotary turret.
  • the invention also permits one to obtain an apparatus including means for ejecting closures with imperfect liners.
  • an apparatus including means for removing closures with liners therein from the fourth star wheel.
  • individual mold means are individual shuttles having a cylindrical recess in their upper surface for forming the liner therein.
  • an apparatus may be provided in accordance with the invention wherein the cylindrical recess has an upwardly conveying side wall.
  • the invention also envisages a process including feeding both the closures and the individual molds into a rotary turret assembly where steps c) and d) are carried out.
  • step b) is completed and before step c) starts.
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